New Texas Bill Would Ban Late-Term Abortions on Disabled Babies

“Despite a setback at the U.S. Supreme Court this summer, Texas lawmakers are refusing to give up on their efforts to protect unborn babies from abortion.

On Monday, state Rep. Matt Schaefer, R-Tyler, filed a bill that would protect babies with disabilities by prohibiting women from having late-term abortions because of a fetal anomaly, according to Dallas News.

Texas House Bill 87 would change state legislation that currently allows “abortions to take place in the third trimester only if the fetus is not viable, if the abortion is necessary to prevent death or serious impairment to the woman or if the fetus has a severe abnormality,” according to the report.”

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